The Station isn’t poppin’ bottles yet, more school closures may be coming and a coffee shop is going out with a bang (or, at least a shot).

Liberty Park was supposed to be an economic catalyst for Memphis. It still could be, but so far, the tax growth it needs hasn’t come to fruition. 

Interim MSCS Superintendent Roderick Richmond speaks on possibly closing 15 schools, improving buildings and blight.

Feagins kicked off her bid in the May 5 Democratic mayoral primary before a group of 100 people on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in Southwind.

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In the wake of a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach, the Memphis chapter of Chabad Lubavitch held a similar celebration — and people felt compelled to be there. 

The Station is headed back to the City of Memphis’ Alcohol Commission at 9 a.m. this morning, and the would-be liquor store hopes it’ll be granted a license.

MSCS board members sue, Collierville opens its biggest fire station and Brandon Clarke may be back tonight.

Coach Mark Byington’s Vanderbilt Commodores are undefeated and on what is currently the nation’s fifth-longest win streak.

The Board of Trustees recommends that Memphis Theological Seminary shut its doors in 2026.

Bellevue Tennis Center would also get renovation funds.

Days after being taken off probation by its accrediting body, CBU eliminates another 16 faculty positions

Can an African elephant make the correct call on a contest between Bearcats and Midshipmen?

Before the vote on Tuesday, multiple council members raised the city’s fiscal condition. 

Officials in Bartlett and Arlington are hoping to entice developers to breathe life into vacant land and fund critical infrastructure needs.

“This case presents a stark example of legislative punishment masquerading as election reform,” attorneys wrote in the lawsuit filed in Shelby County Chancery Court on Monday, Dec. 15.

The move closes a six-year chapter that started with a state investigation into the school’s finances.

XAI gets to keep its turbine permit, the County Commission is keeping tabs on Wanda Halbert and JJJ is back to his old self.

Today, we’re talking to enterprise reporter Laura Testino about her first-hand look inside the facility and what the district hopes to accomplish. 

The letter apologized for the contentious nature of the debate over a raise for firefighters, but also said the raise would not matter much. 

While Halbert is now cooperating, County Commission Chair Shante Avant said she may call a special meeting of the body if the cooperation stops. 

With no more scheduled meetings and winter break rapidly approaching, it looks like around 35 Memphis schools will go without cleaning starting Jan. 1, 2026.

When or if three former Memphis police officers convicted federally in the death of Tyré Nichols will receive a new trial remains up in the air. So where does that leave the two who pleaded guilty? 

Former bank CEO Robert “Bob” Hartheimer will plead guilty to a series of child pornography charges.

Crime keeps dropping. Police say major offenses fell again in November, reaching their lowest level in nearly three years.